The Little Orme and Coed Gaer 6th May 2021

Distance: 7.7 miles. Climb: 1535'.

Little Orme Head, our first objective.

At the trig point on Little Orme Head.

The Chester Branch start their descent of the Little Orme Head.

At the top of Creigiau Rhiwledyn.

A male Wheatear in the Creigiau Rhiwledyn Quarry.

One of the Grey seals in Port DynDyniewaid today.

A Fulmar already sitting. 

The high tops of Snowdonia decked in the white stuff - taken from Mynydd Pant.

Early purple orchis seen on the south west of Coed Gaer.

Even a few Bluebells were spotted.

Time: 4 hours 37 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average:1.7 m.p.h.
Max temperature: 13.4 Celsius. Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 3.Calm to gentle breeze.
Group: Martyn, Ed, Sue and Michel, Fran and David S.

This was the first walk that members of the group from both sides of the Wales / England border had been able to walk together.

It proved to be a good day for walking, pleasantly warm in the main, although the cool north westerly breeze meant we didn't linger on the top of Little Orme Head. 

Views from the trig point were superb, with the high tops of Snowdonia highlighted with a covering of the white stuff.

Not quite the best tme of the year for seeing Grey seals, but we did see four, two on the shingle beach at Porth Dyniewaid / Angel Bay and tw swimming in the sea neaby. However we did see a couple of rafts of seabirds quite close, probably Guillemots.

Birds seen or head today included: Jackdaw, House sparrow, Herring gull, Wheatear, Common blackbird, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Fulmar, Great cormorant, Common whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Raven, Common pheasant, Black billed magpie and Great tit.

Lunch was taken on the north west side of Penrhynside, close to a play area, but with plenty of suitable perching spots for us to enjoy our lunch.

The last six portions of the 14 month fortified matured fruit cake were shared as a celebration of the group walking together for the first time this year. Other highlights of the walk including Spring flowers including: Early purple orhid, Cowslip, Bluebells and Dog violet. Butterflies included: Large white small white and Orange tip.

When given the opportunity to extend the walk slightly by following Bodfadon Road, I had no takers and we all took the short route back to the start. 

All we need to know now, did David S take his planned rout across the field from the Bodfadon Road, a field that had been covered with what we believe was "pig" manure and the unpleasant aroma we experienced at lunch. David messaged me, saying that the field path did no go through the guilty field!

Overall a very enjoyable walk, but not everything is back to normal, I had to enjoy va pint of Lees bitter on my own at the Blue Bell in Halkyn!